After breakfast at the Hotel Hancza I took a stroll through Suwalki while Zenon continued to work on the computer …
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My new name is Janina Kruk. Day 7. An incredible trip to my grandmother’s land.
During breakfast Zenon and the owners’ of B&B mother discussed Murawski side of the family. We learned about a Szylkowski …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. Day 6. Lithuania for the first time.
We arrived at Hotel Hancza in Suwalki for a one night stay on Friday. After checking in we had a …
Continue readingMy new name is Janina Kruk. Day 5 – Treblinka Concentration Camp.
After breakfast at Hotel Relax we were on the road to Treblinka. Treblinka was a penal labor and extermination camp …
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We spent a second night at the meat packing place B&B. I forgot to mention the owner upgraded me from …
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The Bed & Breakfast in Brzezno is also a small meat factory. For breakfast we had fresh ham and bacon, …
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Tuesday began with breakfast at “Windmill place” consisting of scrambled eggs with kielbasa, meat and cheeses, bread, tomatoes and cucumbers. …
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1. Trip of a Lifetime.
I had the pleasure of finding the PolishOrigins site about a year ago. While I haven’t been able to establish …
Continue readingMy Big Fat Polish Trip. Part 6.
Flight back home Day 10 Zenon took us to the airport and we were the first ones in line at …
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